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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Oct. 12 1905 



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Mr. M. M. Baltlridge, of Kane Co., 111., 

 called on us recently, and requested us to 

 ask members of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association not to vote for him for Director. 



Honey- Vinegar. — Secretary Hutchinson 

 informs us that Mr. H. M. Arnd, manager of 

 the York Honey and Bee-Supply Co., who at 

 great expense took a course in honey-vinegar 

 making, will prepare a paper for the National 

 convention, on " Successful Experience in the 

 Making of Honey-Vinegar." As we use some 

 of Mr. Arnd's honey-vinegar on our home 

 table, we know that it simply can't be beat. 

 He will appear on the program at the morn- 

 ing session of the third day, Deo. 7. 



3Irs. Cora E. Just, wife of W. P. Just, 

 editor of the Sauk County (Wis.) News (who 

 is also a bee-keeperj , passed away Sept. 1.5, a 

 few hours after having given birth to a 

 daughter. The copy of the News for Sept. 21 

 was a memorial number, containing a half- 

 tone picture of the deceased, and also the 

 funeral sermon, besides two beautiful poems 

 entitled, " Alone," and " Not Lost, But Gone 

 Before.'' It was all very sad. Our sincere 

 sympathy is hereby tendered to our brother 

 in his sore bereavement. 



The Minnesota Fair Preniiuins in 



the Apiary Department, were awarded this 

 year by Wm. Russell, the Minnesota inspector 

 of apiaries. A clipping kindly sent us by 

 Ethel H. Acklin, contains the following an- 

 nouncement of the winners of the premiums 

 offered ; 



The grand sweepstakes for the largest, best, 

 ai)d most attractive exhibition in the honey 

 department was awarded as follows: 



1st, H. G. Acklin ; 2d. Moser's Apiaries ; 3d, 

 J. B. Jardine; 4th, W. \K. Ansell. 



Mr. Acklin took 13 1st premiums, Mr. Jar- 

 dine 5, Moser's Apiaries 3, Mr. Ansell 3, and 

 Alfred Ziemer, 1. 



Aheail of Bee-Stings for Rheuma- 

 tism ? — One of our young lady friends here 

 in Chicago, on learning that we had a slight 

 touch of rheumatism lately, sent us the fol- 



lowing " new treatment," by special delivery 

 stamped letter, with these words: 



" Here's a cure for you. Try itimmetiiateh/." 



Mb. Kellt — " An' how are ye this mornin', 

 Mistress Flyn? Is yer rbeumatiz any better?" 



Mrs. Flyn—" Well, yis, I think it is, I 

 thank ye koindly. The new doctor's treat- 

 ment is doin' me a worl' av good, 1 belave. 

 He advoises me to take queen ann [quinine] 

 eternally, and to rub anarchy [arnica] on me 

 j'ints. So I'm doin' it, an' I think it's helpin' 

 me wonderfully."— From Puck. 



Wedding Bells at Dittmer's. — As 



" Miss Bessie Dittmer " she is no more. She 

 is now " Mrs. Julius Hammer.'' A notice in 

 the Augusta (Wis.) Eagle for Sept. 33, reads 

 as follows: 



We take pleasure in announcing the mar- 

 riage, on Wednesday afternoon of this week, 

 of Miss Bessie Dittmer, eldest daughter of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Gus Dittmer, to Mr. Julius Hammer, 

 Rev. E Z Thwing officiating. The ceremony, 

 which was witnessed only by the near rela- 

 tives and a few intimate friends, took place 

 at the home of the bride's parents, which had 

 been l.ieautifully decorated for the occasion by 

 the ladies of the Matrimonial Club. At 4 p.m. 

 Rev. Thwing pronounced the words that made 

 the twain one, which was followed by the 

 warmest congratulations and a bountiful 

 wedding supper. 



The bride is one of Augusta's most popular 

 young ladies, and is highly respected as a 

 lady of most estimable character. The groom 

 is a trusted employee at the Victory Mercan- 

 tile Co.'s stdre, where his integrity of char- 

 acter and genial ways have won for him many 

 friends. 



The presents were both numerous and ele- 

 gant, comprising silver, china, and household 

 articles. One of the evidences of the estima- 

 tion in which the worthy couple are held, was 

 a surprise reception given them at " o'clock 

 in the evening by about 30 young ladies. 



We wish to add our congratulations also, 

 and hope for our young friends a long and 

 happy life. 



"Bessie" was her father's "right hand 

 girl " in the comb foundation factory, where 

 she was an expert at running one of the 

 mills. His loss will be Mr. Hammer's gain, 

 however. But making a good home, as she 

 will do, will even be ahead of making good 

 comb foundation. 



'• The Honey-Money Stories," men- 

 tioned several times already in these columns, 

 seems to be exceedingly well thought of. if 

 we may judge from the expressions of appre- 

 ciation that have been printed and also writ- 

 ten so far. 



The following is from the Bee-Keepers' 

 Review : 



" The Honey-Money Stories " is the title of 

 a 64.page booklet recently gotten out by 

 George W. York & Co., of Chicago. It is 

 printed on enameled paper, and beautifully 

 illustrated with between 30 and 40 halftone 

 engravings. In the back of the book are 

 three bee-fongs, set to music. It is edited by 

 Earl M. Pratt, and contains a variety of short, 

 bright stories, interspersed with facts and in- 

 teresting items about honey and its use. In 

 tact, the primary object of the book seems to 

 be that of awakening interest in honey, and 

 increasing its consumption. 



The Progressive Bee-Keeper contains this 

 paragraph : 



" The Honey-Money Stories " is the title of 

 a 60 page pamphlet published by George W. 

 York ct Co., Chicago. It is tersely written, 

 well printed and interspersed with pleasing 

 illustrations arranged in an attractive man- 

 ner, calculated to Increase the desire of the 

 reader for the best of sweets. We congratu- 

 late Mr. York on the manner in which this 

 book is gotten up. 



Then comes the following from one of Chi- 

 cago's physicians, who is also interested some- 

 what in bees: 



That " Honey-Money Stories" is certainly 

 interesting. I know of no better way to in- 

 struct the public in the great virtues of pure 

 honey than by a perusal of its bright and 

 appropriately illustrated pages. The person 

 that conceived this attractive method should 

 be encouraged. All honey-dealers and keepers 

 of bees should show an enthusiastic interest 

 in a publication so aptly in their favor, and 

 nothing quite so tangibly encourages as a 

 steady flow of cash orders. The writer knows 

 whereof he spea'.js. M. Dee. 



We may say the price ^of a copy of "The 

 Honey-Money Stories " is 25 cents, postpaid, 

 or 5 copies for $1.00. It is clubbed with the 

 American Bee Journal one year— both for 

 only $1.10. Send all orders to the office of 

 the American Bee Journal. 



Mr. and Mrs. A. \j. Boyden, of The A. 



I. Root Co., were in Chicago Oct. 7 and 8. 

 Mr. Boyden made this office a brief call. 

 Everything is " humming " at " The Home of 

 the Honey-Bees " these days. The extra-large 

 discount now offered on orders for bee-sup- 

 plies for next season seems to have struck a 

 popular chord among bee-keepers. 



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Honey-Dew— Sucrose in Honey 

 Honey 



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liV PHOF. A. .J. COOK 



THERE is something about this sugar or honey ijiiestion 

 that I think needs cle.aring up in many of our mind.s. In 

 the first place, as to the nature of honeydcw. There are 

 two views held — one that it is a secretion from the plants, and 

 the other that it comes exclusively from insects — mainly scale 

 insects and aphids. 



By honey-dew I mean the sweet nectar droplets that we 

 find scattered upon the foliage of various herbs and trees. I 

 once thought these must be a product of the tree itself, as I 

 found a willow the foliage of which was thickly dotted with 

 these droplets, so much so that it was sticky. I examined 

 and could find no insects. My experience since that time con- 

 vinces rac that had I investigated high up in the tree, I would 

 have found scorces of the willow aphis, and that from this in- 

 sect came this honey dew. 



For years now I have been striving to get evidence that 

 this scattered sweet on the leaves of plants is a secretion of 

 the plants theni.-- elves. I have yet to get any direct evidence 

 to that effect. It is true that many plants, like the cotton, 

 have extra-lloral glands, and secrete nectar, but this never 

 falls in droplets as in the case of the real honey-dew 



Again we note that the honey-dew is of benefit to the in- 

 sects, as in attracting bees and wasps it secures a body-guard 

 which protects the insects from birds. I have had ocular 

 proof of this over and over again. On the other hand, we 

 could not see how it would be any gain to the plants to scatter 

 this sugar solution over the foliage, for it also attracts a black 



